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ram install

  1. R

    RAM compatability

    Hi I'm currently looking to add a bit of RAM to my machine. I have 2 x 16GB DDR4, 2400 MHz 1.2v in there. But since I don't know a whole lot about compatability, I don't know if it's enough to just buy RAM with similar specs as mentioned above, or if there's something more I need to pay...
  2. B

    Difference btw 2Gx8 vs 2Rx8 Ram and can i use them together?

    I have dell vestro 360 all in one pc and i jave to upgrade the ram and in the pc one 2GB DDR3 2Gx8 1333mhz is already installed and i want to add another Ram Q1 In market other ram has same specifications but only difference is that on them 2Rx8 is written and on mine 2Gx8 so can i use them...
  3. Rinart73

    Solved Not sure if this RAM is compatible with my notebook

    I'm not great with hardware, this is my first time upgrading RAM. My notebook is Asus VivoBook X556UR. It seems to have 1 slot soldered (4GB in my case) and 1 free slot. From what I gathered the soldered RAM is MTA8ATF51264HZ-2G1 with 2133 MHz and CL15. The CPU is i5-6200U and it seems that max...
  4. Z

    Solved Help upgrading my laptop

    I have a lenovo legion laptop I bought in 2017 specs : -GTX 1050 2gb -i5 7300HQ 2.50 Hz -8gb ram (not dual channel) -1TB HDD of course newer games are very slow I am going to change it after a year but I want to upgrade it with something that is useful for the future laptop and can boost this...
  5. A

    My pc wont turn on, Please help

    So i had screen problems at first "screen wouldnt turn on" so i went on youtube to find a fix, video stated that its probably my ram and i needed to clean it, so i did. I placed the ram back and tried turning it on, it didnt turn on and it made a very loud nonstop noise of some sort, i have a...
  6. Will Smith

    DDR4 #1 Slot On Motherboard Not Functioning.

    - I have an H130M A Motherboard, which of which I recently changed the cpu. Before, the ram slot was working, but after I changed it, the ram slot does not work. No matter what I do: I've tried clearing the CMOS, I've tried different ram, and a different cpu. The computer only boots if I use the...
  7. C

    Pc keeps turning on and off

    So ive recently changed my ram in my pc (motherboard is b250m ds3h and the ram that i put in was the corsair vengence 2x8gb 2400 speed) ive put the ram in slot 2 and slot 4. I had to remove my gpu in order to open up ram slot to put the ram stick in. When the stick was in i placed everything...
  8. S

    Solved help with ram

    hi im new here, and need some help. i have been given a pc without ram, i have found some but it wont fit, no matter what way i flip it. is dr333 the same as ddr3.? thanks
  9. P

    Solved Monitor Not receiving signal from PC after upgrading RAM

    Monitor Doesn’t Receive Signal After Installing new RAM Ok so it’s a little more complicated than that. I’m not really that knowledgable on custom built PC’s but I recently bought more RAM because my computer had Patriot Viper Elite (2 X 4GB) 2666MHZ DDR4 Ram. I upgraded to Patriot Viper Steel...
  10. l.bombonati

    Problem video card and ram

    One month ago, I decided to fix and upgrade my pc, for example, change ram and add a video card. I order a MSI GeForce 1050Ti Gaming X 4gb, I installed it and there were no problems. Problems started when new RAM arrived. Before changing them, there where 4gb (2x2gb) by Corsair; I replaced...
  11. sildaprins

    Solved Trouble after adding additional RAM to my computer

    Hello friends, this is my first post on this forum :) I'm trying to add 4GB RAM to my computer (K20CE), but are facing some challenges: When RAM installed my computer won't boot. Removing it computer boots ok. Grounded myself and checked that RAM was seated firmly in slot. Updating BIOS to...
  12. Axilleas

    RAM upgrade issues

    Since my current system has 4Gb of RAM (single card DDR3 1333Mhz) and according to the leaflet the system has the capability of up to 8Gb of memory, I bought a 2nd memory card, exactly the same with the current memory card. I disconnected all the cables from the tower, pressed the power button...
  13. B

    My computer refuses to boot when I install new ram.

    Whenever i insert the new ram into my slots and attempt to boot my computer it refuses to boot and it plays a long continuous beep from the onboard speaker. i have a ga-ma790gp-ud4h board, the current ram that works is a DDR2 i have bought DDR2 ram i bought 2 sticks of 4gb ram please help
  14. B

    RAM slot not registering

    Dell Inspiron 15 7000 series Hi all, I just recently picked up two 16 GB sticks of RAM for my laptop. After install I loaded the BIOS and it registered the increase from 8GB to 16GB in DIMM Slot A but didn't in DIMM Slot B. I tried switching the sticks into the opposite slots to no avail. I...
  15. David Williamson

    Dell xps 1647 help

    Hi. I updated my xps 1647 to Windows 10 with no issues. When trying to upgrade to 8 gig ram (2x4gig sticks) but it doesn't seem to want to work. I bought the same make as the RAM that was already in the laptop. I've had to put the 2 gig sticks back in. Any help would be great.
  16. N

    New ram install not working ?

    Hi I'm having a huge problem I have bought like 4 ram sticks all at differ times and they all kept beeping I thought mabe I was getting the wrong kind but I wasn't it's ddr3 and can run 1333mhz and my system can run this to but when ever I try to put new ram in it beeps I have no idea what to do...